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FROM THE LIBRARY OF

REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON. D. D.

BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO

THE LIBRARY OF

PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

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CHRISTIAN ir^agY^Lo-i^

A N D

BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER:

CONTAINING THE

ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS,

AND OTHEI

RITES AXD CEREMONIES

Of 1HE

APOSTOLIC CATHOLIC,

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WITH COLLECTS AND PRAYERS,

AND EXTRACTS FROM

THE PSALTER, OR PSALMS OF DAVID.

FOR THE USE OF THE CHURCH OF AMERICA.
ALSO

A COLLECTION OF PSALMS AXD HYMNS

FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP.

B O S T O N :

T I C K N O R AND FIELDS

31 DC C C LXI.

University Press, Cambridge :
Printed by "Welch, Bigelow, and Company

AMEETISEMENT.
THE CHRISTIAN LITURGY.

The purpose of Christ's Church in Brookline,
Longwood, — a Gospel Church, — the first of the
Union of Churches in the Spirit of Charity, — is
to provide a Liturgy which shall comprehend those
doctrines, and those only, ivhich are essential to
guide the mind in a right ivorship of God. It is
obvious that men who differ as to the origin of sin,
or as to the precise nature of the atonement, may
nevertheless equally love God, and may be alike
grateful to him for his mercy, and desire his ap-
proval, and seek his will, and adore his infinite
perfections. They may differ on many theological
questions, and yet may have the same sentiments of
devout trust and reverential gratitude, and may
equally feel the need of Divine help. If they may
thus agree in what is essential to devotion, why
may they not unite in religious worship ? If they
will abstain from obtruding into the act of wor-
ship those theological speculations which have no
necessary connection with it, why may they not
bow together before that God which they all adore?

The Liturgy of the Church of America pro-
fesses only to give expression to those feelings ivhich
should be in man's heart when he looks up to God.
It would leave the theological questions on which
sects divide to be settled by each individual in his
own way, while it would draw all Christian people
together in the sentiment and offices of devotion,
b

THE GOSPEL CHURCH.

Then Jesus came near them and said, " Go
and make disciples from all nations, baptizing
them to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit; teaching them to obey all the pre-
cepts which I have given you"

Norton, Gospel of Matthew.

CONTENTS.

Introduction.

Order for Holy Scriptures,
Feasts, Holfdays, Fasts,
&c.

A Summary of Christian
Faith and Christian Doc-
trine.

17.

Private Devotions.

Forms of Prayer to be

used in Families.

18.

Matins, or the Order for

Morning Prayer.

19.

Vespers, or the Order for

Evening Prayer.

20.

The Litany.

9.
10.

Prayers of Adoration, Pe-
tition, and Thanksgiving.
Selection of Collects.

21.

11.

The Collects, Epistles,
and Gospels, to be used
throughout the Year.

12.

The Altar Service.

22.

13.

The Eucharist.

14.

The Ministration of Pub-
lic Baptism of Infants in
the Church.

23.

15.

The Ministration of Pri-
vate Baptism of Children

in Houses.

24.

16.

Principles for Young Chil-

25.

dren, to teach them the
Elements of Christianity:
followed by the Chris-
tian's Catechism.
The Order of Confirma-
tion or Laying on of Hands
upon those who are bap-
tized, and come to Years
of Discretion.
The Form of Solemniza-
tion of Matrimony.
The Order for the Visita-
tion of the Sick.
The Order for the Burial
of the Dead.

A Form of Prayer and
Thanksgiving, for the
Fruits of the Earth, and
all the other Blessings
of God's merciful Provi-
dence.

The Psalter, or Selections
from the Psalms of David.
Selections of Psalms and
Hymns, for the use of
the Apostolic Catholic
or Universal Church of
Christ.

Index of Subjects.
Index of First Lines.

INTRODUCTION.

The Liturgy of the Church of America is
drawn from various religious writings, and based
on the spirit of the Bible. Its forms of Adoration
and Petition, and its summary of Christian faith,
and Christian doctrine, may be tested by the Holy
Scriptures, and they demand the close examina-
tion of new congregations of faithful men, uniting
and forming themselves into a visible Church of
Christ.

The Book of Common Prayer of this Church
is issued with no design, nor with any wish to
interfere with the traditions, change the ceremo-
nies, or touch the orders of the Roman or the
English, or any other Church of Christ ; but it
claims the privilege of adopting and using, what-
ever has been selected from either of them, as
the common property of the Holy Catholic, or
Universal Church.
6*

VI INTRODUCTION.

It will be perceived that while the plan of the
Papist Dr. Murphy is in part introduced, and
the Principles of the Unitarian Dr. Channing
used for the teaching of young children, yet
that the ritual of the Church of England is
throughout closely followed, and its forms so
adjusted as to embrace the largest circle of
Christianity.

A leading object of the Church is to erect a
broad platform of religious opinion, on which
Christians may stand in amity, and join in a
common wTorship of Almighty God without being
called upon to give up or deny the peculiarities
of individual belief. And all congregations of
Christians, and all Disciples of this Church, now
worshipping under various denominations, are in-
vited to adopt, in the spirit of brotherly love, and
for the purposes of public prayer, the ritual and
rubrics here presented.

The necessity of allowing to man a liberal
range in matters of doctrine, in order to fix him
on matters essential, is becoming yearly more
apparent ; and although error, bigotry, and super-
stition are still abounding, and primitive Chris-
tians perhaps hardly recognize their pure and
simple religion in many of the dogmas of the

INTRODUCTION. Vll

present day, yet surely an observant eye may
discover signs, which indicate that the hour is
not far off when some of them will be re-
jected.

The Bible is now open to every man, and cir-
culates through the world, for good or. for evil,
without note or comment. Millions of minds are
at work upon it, and the laity are thus becoming
the judges, and sometimes the irreverent critics
of our Holy Writ, analyzing, and discussing the
ordinances of the Old Testament, and the dec-
larations of the New, and gradually establishing
for themselves separate theories of religious be-
lief. It cannot therefore be doubtful, that in-
telligent minds will finally purge their faith of
all that is inconsistent with the attributes of a
benevolent and wise, a forgiving and almighty
Being.

Zealous Theorists may not be satisfied with
the articles laid down in this Liturgy, — they
may desire to add others more stringent, — but
for such the time is passed ; and it is hoped
that every Christian man among them can
cheerfully join in the morning and evening wor-
ship of Almighty God, in the order offered,
giving in his own mind, to the union of our

Vlll INTRODUCTION.

Heavenly Father, our Saviour and the Holy
Ghost, the attributes, place, and power, which
best accords with his conscience, and the light
which is in him. So likewise with the Eucha-
rist, or Holy Communion, all may partake of
it in the simplicity of the form presented, yet
each communicant retain in the sacrament his
particular interpretation of the words of our
Saviour, with his own conviction of the nature
of the elements, according to his faith and
hope.

Toleration is much needed in the villages and
country towns of a free community, where mi-
nute differences of religious faith, when they find
no neutral ground to stand on, are apt to become
the pregnant causes of unchristian strife, — en-
gendering bitter feelings among the followers of
Christ, — dividing them into numerous and rival
parties, — rendering them unable to pay a la-
borer worthy of his hire, — and finally closing
the village churches, and inflicting sorrow and
unkindness upon the nearest and dearest social
relations of life.

Religion and morality have suffered, and do
now suffer, from frivolous disputes, and a think-
ing community should remember, that it is a

INTRODUCTION. IX

fearful thing to let the passions of men sway the
worship of God.

The same causes are producing the same effects
in our cities and populous places. The ritual of
the church of America affords a retreat for all,
and must be a matter of deep interest to that
large and respectable body of meek and humble
Christians — now in our midst — perplexed and
doubting — yet truly anxious to worship God in
quietness of spirit, and with righteousness of
life.

A liberal Book for common prayer is also of
high importance to the general interests of re-
ligion and society, by supplying a means of
maintaining peace and good will among men,
and thus laying the corner stone of the true
Apostolic Catholic, or Universal Church of
Christ.

And the learned clergy now ministering to the
numerous varieties of Christians among us, are
solicited to examine this book with care, and
after prayerful consideration, to accept or reject
it according to their individual judgments. And
to those of their reverend body, whose conscien-
ces will allow them to do so, it is respectfully
suggested to read the several services therein

X INTRODUCTION.

put forth, on occasions when their hearers —
being of divers religious creeds or antagonistic
opinions — are willing to receive them, and there-
by contribute, each in his appropriate sphere, to
raise this Holy Temple to Almighty God.

&ty <&KHtV

IN WHICH

THE HOLY SCRIPTURE IS TO BE READ

IN MORNING AND EVENING SERVICE.

The Old Testament is appointed for the First Lessons, and
the New Testament for the Second Lessons at Morning and
Evening Prayer 3 so that the most part thereof may be read
every year once, as in the Calendar is appointed.

The Priest, however, is at liberty to change the lessons, or to
omit them altogether, as may he convenient on Sundays, and on
days of the week. He may also omit the reading of the Psalter.*

The Litany must be read on the Fast days ordered to be
observed, but may be omitted on all other days, either for
cause, or on discretion of the Minister.

RULES

TO KNOW WHEN THE FEASTS AND HOLY DAYS BEGIN.

Easter Bay, on which the rest depend, is always the first
Sunday after the Full Moon, which happens upon or next
after the twenty-first day of March ; and if the Full Moon
happen upon a Sunday, Easter-day is the Sunday after.

Advent Sunday is always the nearest Sunday to the thir-
tieth of November, whether before or after.

Rogation, or Supplication Sunday, is five weeks after Easter.

Whitsunday, or Feast of Pentecost, is seven weeks after
Easter.

Trinity Sunday is eight weeks after Easter.

FEASTS TO BE OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

All Sundays in the year. Easter.

The Epiphany, or Manifestation of Christ to the world, the
twelfth day after Christmas.
The Ascension of Jesus Christ.
The Nativity of Jesus Christ, or Christmas.

FASTS TO BE OBSERVED.

Ash Wednesday, first day of Lent.
Good Friday, or Crucifixion day.
The Forty Bays of Lent.

* As all Christians now read the Bible, the Lessons and the Psalter
may be safely omitted to shorten the services.

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR SUNDAYS.

MORNING.

First Lesson'. Second Lesson.

First Lesson. Second Lesson,

1 S. aft. Chr.

2 ««

IS. aft. Eph

Septua. Sun.
Sexag. Sun.
Q.uin. Sun.
1 S. in Lent

Luke 1 to v.3i
L v. 3!
1!

Easter Day
1 S. aft. Las

S.aft. Ascen
Whitsunday
Trinity Sun".
1 S. af. Trin

61
65

Jeremiah 5
So

Lament. I
Jeremiah 7
Ezekiet 14
2J to v
Micah

" 3 to v
Matt. 3 to v.
Luke 2 v.
Maik 1 to v.
Matt. 2v.
John 1 v.

Matt. 4 v.
Luke 4 v.Hto
Matthew 5

Luke 7v.
Mark 6 to r.
Matth. 10
Luke 10 to v.
27 Mark 9 to v.
Luke 19 v.

Matt.

Romans

Acts

Hag. 2 to v. 10

Daniel 9

Exod.12tov.37

Isaiah 43

Hosea 13

Joel 3v. 9

Micah

Zech.

Joel

Oeut.l6to v.18

Genesis

9 to v. 20
37
43
49

Numb. 16
23
Deut.4 to v. 41

Joshua 23
Judjres 4
ISara. 12
2 Sam. 12
lK?s.8to v.22

2Kinsrs 5
Oaniel 6
Proverbs I

Matthew 3
Acts 9 to v

Jeremiah 22

19 » 35

3u Lam. 3 to v. 37

Jeremiah 9

Ezekiel 18

" 20 to 27

Hab. 3

Zech. 13

Mai. 3&4
Exodus IS v. 37
Isaiah 48
Hosea 14

Micah 4

Nahum 1
Zech. 10

Zeph. 3

Isaiah 11

Genesis 2

v. 5

23
25

4
13
13
15

15 to v. 19

14
I Cor. 1

2 Cor. 4

" 5

Galatians 2

3
Ephesians I

6
Philip. 1

Heb. 5 tov. 11
Acts 2v.

1 Cor. 15
Colossians I

t Thes. 3

2 Thes. 3 tov. 17
Acts 19 to v. 21

1 John 5
ITim. 6

2 Tim. 2
3& 4 to v.9

Tit.2&3to v.10
Heb. 1C

Num.
Deut.

Joshua 24
Judges 5

1 Sam. 17

2 Sam. 19

1 Kes.8v.22to6

2Kin?s 19

Daniel 7

Prove rts 2

Jude.
2 John.

THE

BROAD CHURCH

OF AMERICA.

Organza in Christ's ifburtb. Jfongfooob.
1860.

The First Gospel Church in the Spirit of Charity.

a cSummars

CHRISTIAN FAITH AND CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE.

rjlHE books of the Old Testament contain the
sacred history of the Jews, and their record
of government under divine direction of the God
of Jacob, from the beginning to the birth of
Christ. And the books of the New Testament
contain the history of our Saviour, his mission,
and his precepts, in which the way of salvation
is opened to all mankind, and by which, and
through which, the world was first taught the
true signification of an Almighty God, and the
particular significations of a Heavenly Father,
a Redeemer, a Holy Ghost, the resurrection of
the dead, and the life to come.

The Bible bears record of many manifesta-
tions of the Holy Ghost, and gives assurance
that this gentle Spirit of heavenly power is silently
and faithfully at work to save us from the sins
which flesh is heir to. Forming, as it does, the
connecting link between the soul of man and
God, we owe to the influence of the Holy Ghost
1

2 THE TEX COMMANDMENTS.

our comfort in times of trouble, and our consola-
tion in distress, and it is through the action of this
gracious emanation of benevolence that we are
finally to obtain the happiness of a life to come.

At the birth of our Saviour, a new covenant
was made with man. The law of the Father,
given by Moses, was modified by the commen-
tary of the Son ; and on the death of the Son, the
principle of mercy rose triumphant. The way
of salvation is now pointed out to us, and a
heavenly influence will strengthen our efforts to-
follow it.

The mysterious union of Father, Son. and
Holy Ghost, with might, majesty, and dominion,
to govern this world, and all that it contains, as
God. Judge, and Guide, we are not permitted to
comprehend, but we are plainly warranted by
and through their several attributes, to humbly
worship and adore the eternal and almighty
Spirit of the universe, the Creator and God of all,
around whom circle a thousand brilliant worlds,
governed by one law, and guided by one will,
and to pay his manifestations our deepest hom-
age, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Ghost.

— ♦—

THE TEX COMMANDMENTS.

DELIVERED BY MOSES TO THE JEWS.

1, HPHOU shalt not have strange gods before
-^ the Lord thy God, who brought thee out

THE TWO COMMANDMENTS OF CHRIST. 6

of the land of Egypt, and out of the house of
bondage.

2. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven
image, nor the likeness of anything that is in
heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in
the water under the earth; thou shalt not wor-
ship them, nor serve them.

3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord
thy God in vain.

4. Keep holy the Sabbath day ; six days shalt
thou labor and do all thy work. — The seventh
day is the Sabbath day.

5. Honor thy father and thy mother.

6. Thou shalt not kill.

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

8. Thou shalt not steal.

9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against
thy neighbor.

10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife,
nor his house, nor his servants, nor anything
that is thy neighbor's.

THE TWO COMMAXDMEXTS OF CHRIST.

1. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all
thy mind.

2. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

On these two commandments hang all the law
and the prophets.

4 THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY GHOST.

THE FIVE PRECEPTS OF THE CHURCH.

1. To hear public service of Sundays, and all
holidays of obligation.

2. To fast and abstain on the days com-
manded.

3. To confess our sins.

4. To receive the blessed Eucharist.

5. To contribute to the support of the Church.

THE TWO SACRAMENTS.

1. Baptism.

2. The Lord's Supper, or Eucharist.

THE FOUR APOSTOLIC ORDINANCES.

1. Confirmation. 3. Holy Orders.

2. Penance. 4. Matrimony.

THE THREE THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES.

Faith, Hope, and Charity.

THE FOUR CARDINAL VIRTUES.

Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance.
— ♦ —
THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY GHOST.

Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude,
Knowledge, Piety, and the fear of the Lord.

SAYINGS OF OUR SAVIOUR OX THE CROSS. 5

THE TWELVE FRUITS OF THE HOLY
GHOST.

Charity, Patience, Mildness, Modesty, Joy,
Forbearance, Fidelity, Moderation, Peace,
Goodness, Kindness, and Chastity.

THE SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY.

To give counsel to the doubtful — To instruct
the ignorant.

To admonish sinners — To comfort the afflicted.

To forgive offences — To bear patiently the
troublesome.

To pray for the living and the dead.

THE CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY.

To feed the hungry — To give drink to the
thirsty.

To clothe the naked — To shelter the houseless.
To visit the sick — To protect the innocent, and
To bury the dead.

THE FOUR SAYINGS OF OUR SAVIOUR
ON THE CROSS.

1. Father, forgive them, for they know not
what they do.

2. To the penitent : This day shalt thou be
with me in Paradise.

6 THE SEVEN COMMON SINS, ETC.

3. To his mother : TToman, behold thy son.
And to his disciple : Behold thy mother.

4. Into thy hands, 0 Lord, I commend my
spirit.

THE EIGHT BEATITUDES.

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is
the kingdom of heaven.

2. Blessed are the meek ; for they shall ob-
tain the land.

3. Blessed are they that mourn ; for they shall
be comforted.

4. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst
after justice ; for they shall be tilled.

5. Blessed are the merciful ; for they shall
obtain mercy.

6. Blessed are the pure in heart : for they
shall see God.

7. Blessed are the peacemakers ; for they shall
be called the children of God.

8. Blessed are they that suffer persecution for
justice' sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

IE SEVEN

COMMON

f SINS AND TI

OPPOSITE VIRTUES.

Pride,

Humilitv.

Covetousness,

3
+J

Liberality.

Lust,

Chastity.

Anger,

rt><

Sleekness.

Gluttonv.

Temperance.

Envy,

Brotherly love.

Sloth,

Diligence.

CHRISTIAN ARTICLES. 7

NINE WAYS OF BEING ACCESSORY TO
ANOTHER'S SIN.

By counsel — By consent — By command —
By provocation — By praise or flattery — By
concealment — By partaking — By silence — By
defence of ill done.

THREE EMINENT GOOD WORKS.
Mercy, Prayer, and Kindness.

FOUR LAST THINGS TO BE REMEMBERED.
Death, Judgment, Punishment, and Heaven.

CHRISTIAN ARTICLES.

1. HP HERE is but one living, true, and Al-
mighty God. The great Spirit of the Uni-
verse — Supreme and everlasting — without body,
parts, or passions — The Creator and Preserver
of all things, visible and invisible ; and from this
Godhead there are three beings in union : The
Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

2. The Father (Adyo?) in the beginning, moved
upon the face of the waters, made this world and
every living thing upon it, and formed man after
his own image.

3. The Son (Za^) proceeding from the Fa-
ther, by the will of the Father took man's na-
ture, whereof is Christ, who suffered, was cruci-

8 CHRISTIAN ARTICLES.

fied, dead, and buried, yielding his body a living
sacrifice, that man through his teaching and testa-
ment might inherit eternal life.

4. The Holy Ghost (nuedfia) proceeding from
the Father, by the promise of the Son, for man's
comfort and guide, by whose inspiration evil is
overcome, and the way of salvation made mani-
fest.

5. The sacred Scriptures contain all things
necessary to salvation ; so that whatever is not
read therein, nor can be proved thereby, is not
to be required of any man that it should be be-
lieved as an article of faith, or thought requisite
or necessary to salvation.

6. The living and true God is immutable, be-
nevolent, and just ; He has neither wants nor
wishes, neither variableness nor shadow of turn-
ing ; but the Old Testament is not contrary to
the New, for both in the Old and the New Tes-
tament everlasting life is offered to mankind
through Christ.

7. Original sin standeth in the following of
Adam, and is the imperfection and corruption
of the material nature of every man naturally
engendered of the offspring of Adam, whereby
man is of his own nature inclined to evil, so that
the flesh lusteth always contrary to the spirit.

8. Good works done before the inspiration of
the Spirit are to be accounted favorably, and are
pleasing and acceptable to Christ, and forasmuch
as they spring of faith, they make men meet to
obtain the kingdom of heaven.

CHRISTIAN ARTICLES. 9

9. Predestination to life eternal is the ever-
lasting purpose of the great Spirit of Goodness,
decreed by the Almighty Ruler of the Universe
before the world began. Wherefore our Hea-
venly Father, in accordance with this decree,
has promised to deliver finally from condemna-
tion those who believe in Christ, and to bring
them by Christ to enjoy the life to come.

10. Man may be saved by the law or sect
which he professeth. so that he be diligent to
frame his life according to that law, and in con-
formity to his conscience, following the spirit
of the Gospel by the light which is in him. But
the Holy Scripture doth set out to us the name
and precepts of Jesus Christ, whereby men shall
be saved.

11. Sacraments ordained of Christ are badges
or tokens of Christian men's profession, and of
God's good will towards them, by which they are
quickened, strengthened, and confirmed in their
faith.

12. There are two sacraments ordained of
Christ in the Gospel — Baptism and the Lord's
Supper.

Baptism is not only a sign of profession, and
mark of difference whereby Christian men are
known, but it is also a sign of the promises of
the forgiveness of sins, and of our adoption by
the Holy Ghost, whereby faith is confirmed, and
grace increased by virtue of prayer.

13. The Lord's Supper is not only a sign of
the love which Christians ought to have among

10 SUBJECTS FOR DAILY MEDITATION.

themselves, one to another, but it is a sacrament
of our salvation by Christ to such as rightly,
worthily, and with faith, receive it.

14. The visible Church of Christ is a congre-
gation of faithful men, in which the pure word
of the great spirit of Almighty God is preached,
and the sacraments of Christ performed accord-
ing to his holy order.

15. The Church is a witness and keeper of
Holy Writ ; yet as it ought not to decree any-
thing against the same, so besides the same it
ought not to enforce anything to be believed for
necessity of salvation.

16. It is not necessary that traditions and
ceremonies be in all places, one, or utterly alike,
for at all times they have been diverse, and may
be changed according to the diversity of coun-
tries, times, and men's manners, so that nothing
be ordained against God's word. As the Church
of Rome hath erred, so also has the Church of
England erred, not only in their living, and
manner of ceremonies, but also in points of
doctrine.

SUBJECTS FOR DAILY MEDITATION.

rpHE godly consideration of the Saviour — which
-*- is full of sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable
comfort to all persons. And remember that thou
hast this day, and every day, God to glorify —
Jesus to imitate — a soul to save — sins to repent

EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE. 11

of — virtues to acquire — Punishment to avoid —
Heaven to gain — Eternity to prepare for —
Time to profit of — passions to subdue — and
Death perhaps to suffer.

EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE.

TN the evening, on retiring, you should examine
as seriously as if you were sure your soul
would be required of you during the night,
whether, during the day, you have offended God,
by thought, word, deed, or omission.

1. With regard to God. Have you neglected
to offer your heart to God, or taken his holy
name in vain, or been forgetful of him through
the day?

2. With regard to your neighbor. Have you
indulged anger, impatience, ill temper, hatred,
jealousy, or desire of revenge ? Have you de-
frauded, slandered, or ill-treated him ? Have
you rashly judged or lied, or been accessory to
the sins of others ?

3. With regard to yourself. Have you in-
dulged in pride or vanity, sinned in any way by
thoughts, words, looks, or actions ; been guilty of
any impurity, or of sloth or negligence, or mis-
employed your time ?

ON RISING IN THE MORNING, AND RETIRING TO
REST AT NIGHT.

COLLECT.

r\ HEAVENLY Father, give me, I beseech
^^ thee, an increase of Faith, Hope, and Charity,
and that I may obtain what thou hast promised,
grant me to love and practise what thou hast
commanded through Jesus Christ our Lord.

COLLECT OF FAITH.

f\ LORD our Saviour, I firmly believe that thou
^-^ hast opened to me the way of everlasting life,
and that thy teaching, O Christ, leads to my sal-
vation, — for thou art truth itself.

COLLECT OF HOPE.

f\ HEAVENLY Father, thou hast promised
^-^ me eternal life, and I humbly hope to obtain it
to thy glory and honor, through the inspiration of
the Holy Ghost, and by following the precepts
of our blessed Lord and Saviour.

COLLECT OF CHARITY.

f~\ FATHER in heaven, great are thy perfec-
^-^ tions, and greater still thy mercy. Grant that
I may always do thy will, and honor and respect
my neighbor, and love him as myself.

PRIVATE DEVOTIONS. 13

COLLECT OF CONTRITION.

f~\ HOLY and Heavenly Father, who would not
^^ the death of a sinner, but rather that he
should turn from his wickedness and live, I
humbly entreat thee mercifully to look upon me
and spare me. I am grieved and sorrowful at
the number of my sins, and truly repent me of
my faults. O Lord, help me in this world, that
thy judgment may be merciful to me in the
world to come. Yet not my will, but thine be
done, O gracious Father. Amen.

A PRAYER OF LOYE AXD OBLATION TO
OUR REDEEMER, CHRIST.

(~\ ]MY blessed Saviour, I most ardently desire,
^-^ by every breath I draw, by every thought,
word, and action, by every movement of body
and soul, to tell thee a thousand and a thousand
times, that I love thee more than my life, or any-
thing in the world, and that I consecrate myself
to thee with the promises and resolutions of my
heart. I offer thee also all the homage, love, joy,
praise, and adoration of the Church militant,
triumphant, and suffering ; all that it has offer-
ed, or will offer to thee to the end of time ; all
the love and delights which thou possesseth ;
all the homage that thy disciples render to thee
at the altar ; all the prayers that are now being
celebrated; and that I may be a supplicant with
2

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each, to thy honor and glory, without will, wish,
or desire, but those solely of pleasing thee, lov-
ing thee, living for thee, and dying for thee. I
am thine. 0 Christ : make me so, entirely, and
eternally. Above all, take my heart and fill it
with thy love. Amen.

iForms of Stager,

TO BE USED IN FAMILIES.

MORNING PRAYER.

![ The master or mistress having called together as many of
the family as can conveniently be present, let one of them,
or any other whom they shall think proper, say as follows,
all kneeling:

/^iUR Father, who art in heaven. Hallowed be
^^ thy Name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will
be done on earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this
day our daily bread; And forgive us our tres-
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against
us ; And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver
us from evil : For thine is the kingdom, and the
power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

f~\ HOLY and Heavenly Father, in whom we
^-^ move and have our being ; we, thy needy
creatures, render thee our humble praises, for thy
preservation of us from the beginning of our lives
to this day, and especially for having delivered
us from the dangers of the past night. To thy
watchful providence we owe it, that we are
brought in safety to the beginning of this day.
For these thy mercies, we bless and magnify
thy glorious name ; humbly beseeching thee to

16 FAMILY PRAYERS.

accept this our morning sacrifice of praise and
thanksgiving ; for his sake who lay down in the
grave, and rose again for us, thy Son our Saviour
Jesus Christ. Amen.

A ND, since it is of thy mercy, 0 gracious Fa-
-^~ ther, that another day is added to our lives,
we here dedicate both our souls and our bodies
to thee and thy service, in a sober, righteous,
and godly life ; in which resolution do thou, O
merciful God, confirm and strengthen us; that,
as we grow in age, we may grow in grace, and in
the knowlege of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ. Amen.

"DUT, 0 Lord, who knowest the weakness of our
-^ nature, and the manifold temptations which
we daily meet with ; we humbly beseech thee to
have compassion on our infirmities, and to give
us the constant assistance of thy Holy Spirit ;
that we may be effectually restrained from sin,
and excited to our duty. Imprint upon our
hearts such a dread of thy judgments, and such
a grateful sense of thy goodness to us, as may
make us both afraid and ashamed to offend thee.
And, above all, keep in our minds a lively re-
membrance of that great day, in which we must
give a strict account of our thoughts, words,
and actions ; and, according to the works done
in the body, be rewarded or punished by him,
appointed the Judge of quick and dead, our Sav-
iour Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

FAMILY PRAYERS. 17

TN particular, we implore thy grace and pro-
tection for the ensuing day. Keep us tem-
perate in our meats and drinks, and diligent in
our several callings. Grant us patience under
any afflictions thou shalt see fit to lay on us, and
minds always contented with our present condi-
tion. Give us grace to be just and upright in all
our dealings ; quiet and peaceful ; full of com-
passion ; and ready to do good to all men, ac-
cording to our abilities and opportunities. Direct
us in all our ways (and prosper the works of our
hands in the business of our several stations).
Defend us from all dangers and adversities ; and
be graciously pleased to take us, and all things
belonging to us, under thy fatherly care and pro-
tection. These things, and whatever else thou
shalt see necessary and convenient to us, we
humbly beg, through the merits and mediation
of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
Amen.

rpHE grace of our Father in heaven, the love
of Christ, and the fellowship of the Holy
Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

EVENING PRAYER.

Tf The family being together, a little before bed time, let the
master or mistress, or any other whom they shall think
proper, say as follows, all kneeling:

/^UR Father, who art in heaven ; Hallowed be
^^ thy Name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be
done on earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this

18 FAMILY PRAYERS.

day our daily bread ; And forgive us our tres-
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against
us ; And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver
us from evil : For thine is the kingdom, and the
power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

]\/TOST merciful God, who art of purer eyes
than to behold iniquity, and hast promised
forgiveness to all those who confess and forsake
their sins ; we come before thee in an humble
sense of our own unworthiness, acknowledging
our manifold transgressions of thy righteous laws.
But, O gracious Father, who desirest not the death
of a sinner, look upon us, we beseech thee, in
mercy, and forgive us all our transgressions.
Make us deeply sensible of the great evil of
them ; and work in us a hearty contrition ; that
we may obtain forgiveness at thy hands, who art
ever ready to receive humble and penitent sin-
ners ; for the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, our
Saviour and Redeemer. Amen.

A XD lest, through our own frailty, or the temp-
"^^ tations which encompass us, Ave be drawn
again into sin, vouchsafe us, we beseech thee,
the direction and assistance of thy Holy Spirit.
Reform whatever is amiss in the temper and dis-
position of our souls ; that no unclean thoughts,
unlawful designs, or inordinate desires, may rest
there. Purge our hearts from envy, hatred, and
malice ; that we may never suffer the sun to go
down upon our wrath ; but may always go to our

FAMILY PRATERS. 19

rest in peace, charity, and good will, with a con-
science void of offence toward thee and toward
men ; that so we may be preserved pure and
blameless, unto the coming of our Lord and Sav-
iour Jesus Christ. Amen.

A ND accept, 0 Lord, our intercessions for all
-^^ mankind. Let the light of thy Gospel shine
upon all nations ; and may as many as have re-
ceived it, live as becomes it. Be gracious unto
thy Church ; and grant that every member of
the same, in his vocation and ministry, may serve
thee faithfully. Bless all in authority over us ;
and so rule their hearts and strengthen their
hands, that they may punish wickedness and
vice, and maintain thy true religion and virtue.
Send down thy blessings, temporal and spiritual,
upon all our relations, friends, and neighbors.
Reward all who have done us good, and pardon
all those who have done or wish us evil, and
give them repentance and better minds. Be
merciful to all who are in any trouble ; and do
thou, the God of pity, administer to them accord-
ing to their several necessities, for his sake who
went about doing good, thy Son our Saviour Je-
sus Christ. Amen.

rflO our prayers, O Lord, we join our un-
feigned thanks for all thy mercies ; for our
being;, our reason, and all other endowments and
faculties of soul and body ; for our health, friends,
food, and raiment, and all the other comforts and

20 FAMILY PRAYERS.

conveniences of life. Above all, we adore thy
mercy in sending thy Son into the world, to
redeem us from sin and eternal death, and in giv-
ing us the knowledge and sense of our duty to-
ward thee. We bless thee for thy patience with
us, notwithstanding our many and great provo-
cations ; for all the directions, assistances, and
comforts of thy Holy Spirit; for thy continual
care and watchful providence over us through
the whole course of our lives ; and particularly
for the mercies and benefits of the past day ; be-
seeching thee to continue these thy blessings to
us ; and to give us grace to show our thankful-
ness in a sincere obedience to his laws, through
whose merits and intercessions we received them
all, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

TN particular, we beseech thee to continue thy
gracious protection to us this night. Defend
us from all dangers and mischiefs, and from the
fear of them ; that we may enjoy such refresh-
ing sleep, as may fit us for the duties of the fol-
lowing day. Make us ever mindful of the time
when we shall lie down in the dust ; and grant
us grace always to live in such a state, that we
may never be afraid to die ; so that, living and
dying, we may be thine, through the merits of
our Saviour Jesus Christ, in whose name we offer
up these our imperfect prayers. Amen.

rilHE grace of our Father in heaven, the love
-*- of Christ, and the fellowship of the Holy
Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

OR THE

ORDER FOR MORNING PRAYER.

If The Minister shall begin the Morning Prayer, by reading
one or more of the following Sentences of Scripture:

HHHE Lord is in his holy temple ; let all the
earth keep silence before him. — Hab. ii. 20.
/ From the rising of the sun even unto the going
down of the same, my name shall be great among
the Gentiles ; and in every place incense shall be
offered unto my name, and a pure offering ; for
my name shall be great among the heathen, saith
the Lord of hosts. — Mat. i. 11.

Let the words of my mouth, and the medita-
tion of my heart, be aiway acceptable in thy
sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. —
Ps. xix. 14.

When the wicked man turneth away from his
wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth
that which is lawful and right, he shall save his
soul alive. — Ezek. xviii. 27.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a
broken and a contrite heart, 0 God, thou wilt not
despise. — Ps. Ii. 17.

Rend your heart and not your garments, and
turn unto the Lord your God ; for he is gracious

22 MORNING PRAYER.

and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kind-
ness.— Joel ii. 13.

To the Lord our God belong mercy and for-
giveness.— Dan. ix. 9.

Repent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven is at
hand. — St. Matt, iii. 2.

I will arise, and go to my father, and will say
unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven,
and before thee, and am no more worthy to be
called thy son. — St. Luke xv. 18, 19.

1f Then the Minister shall say,

"PJ EARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture
moveth us, in sundry places, to acknowl-
edge and confess our manifold sins and wicked-
ness, and that we should not dissemble nor cloak
them before the face of our Heavenly Father, but
confess them, with an humble, lowly, penitent,
and obedient heart ; to the end that we may ob-
tain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite good-
ness and mercy. And although we ought at all
times humbly to acknowledge our sins before
God ; yet ought we chiefly so to do when we
assemble and meet together, to render thanks
for the great benefits that we have received at
his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to
hear his most holy word, and to ask those things
which are requisite and necessary as well for the
body as the soul. Wherefore, I pray and be-
seech you, as many as are here present, to ac-
company me with a pure heart and humble voice
unto the throne of heavenly grace, saying —

MORNING PRAYER. 23

If A general Confession, to be said by the whole Congrega-
tion after the Minister, all kneeling:

r\ GREAT and most merciful Father ; We
^^ have erred and strayed from thy ways like
lost sheep. We have followed too much the de-
sires and devices of our own hearts. We have
offended against thy holy laws. We have left
undone those things which we ought to have
done ; and we have done those things which we
ought not to have done : and there is no health
in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
miserable offenders. Spare thou those who con-
fess their faults ; restore thou those who are
penitent ; according to thy promises declared
unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And
grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake,
that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous,
and sober life, to the glory of thy holy name.
Amen.

Tf The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of Sins; to
be made by the Priest alone, standing; the people still
kneeling:

T^HE Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who de-
-*- sireth not the death of a sinner, but rather
that he may turn from his wickedness and live,
hath given power and commandment to his min-
isters to declare and pronounce to his people,
being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of
their sins. He pardoneth and absolveth all those
who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his
holy Gospel. Wherefore, let us beseech him to
grant us true repentance, and his Holy Spirit ;
that those things may please him which we do at

24 MORNING PRAYER.

this present, and that the rest of our life here-
after may be pure and holy ; so that at the last
we may come to his eternal joy, through Jesus
Christ our Lord.

If The People shall answer here, and at the end of every
Prayer, Amen.

IT Or this:
^iUR heavenly Father, who, of his great mercy,
^->^ hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those
who, with hearty repentance and true faith, turn
unto him ; have mercy upon you, pardon and
deliver you from all your sins, confirm and
strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you
to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

\ Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer;
the People still kneeling, and repeating it with him, both
here, and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service.

/^VUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be
^-^ thy Name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be
done on earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this
day our daily bread ; And forgive us our tres-
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against
us ; And lead us not into temptation ; But de-
liver us from evil ; for thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.
Amen.

^[ Then likewise he shall say:
O Lord, open thou our lips ;
Ans. And our mouth shall show forth thy
praise.

MORNING PRAYER. 25

1f Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say,
Gloria Patri.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to
the Holy Ghost ;

Ans. As it was in the beginning, is now, and
ever shall be, world without end.

Min. Praise ye the Lord.

Ans. The Lord's name be praised.

^[ The following Anthem is then to be said or sung:
Venite. exultimus Domino.

f~\ COME, let us sing unto the Lord ; let us
^-^ heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.

Let us come before his presence with thanks-
giving, and show ourselves glad in him with
psalms.

For the Lord is a great God ; and a great
King above all gods.

In his hand are all the corners of the earth ;
and the strength of the hills is his also.

The sea is his, and he made it ; and his hands
prepared the dry land.

O come, let us worship, and fall down, and
kneel before the Lord our Maker.

For he is the Lord our God ; and we are the
people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness ;
let the whole earth stand in awe of him.

For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the
earth; and with righteousness to judge the world,
and the people with his truth.
3

26 MORNING PRAYER.

Tf Here may be read one of the Selections of Psalms, and at the
end of every Psalm, and likewise at the end of the Venite,
Benedicte, Jubilate, Benedictus, Cantate Domino, Bonum est
confiteri. Deux misereatur, Benedic Anima mea, may be said
or sung the Gloria Patri ; and at the end of the Selection of
Psalms for the day, shall be said or sung the Gloria Patri,
or else the Gloria in Excelsis, as followeth :

Gloria in Excelsis.

/^.LORY be to God on high, and on earth peace,
^^ good will toward men. ^Ye praise thee, we
bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we
give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord,
our heavenly King, Father benevolent and just.

O Lord Jesus Christ, O Lamb of God, that
takest away the sins of the world, have mercy
upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the
world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest
away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the
Father, have mercy upon us.

For thou art holy, thou art the Lord ; thou, O
Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in
the glory of the Father. Amen.

% Here may be read the first lesson, according to the Table or

Calendar.
If Note that before every lesson the Minister shall say: Here

beginneth such a chapter, or verse of such a chapter, of

such a book. And after every lesson: Here endeth the

first or second lesson.
% After which the Minister shall say the following Prayer to

Almighty God, all kneeling:

PRAYER TO ALMIGHTY GOD.
(~\ ETERNAL and Almighty God, omniscient
^-^ and omnipresent, the Creator and God of all,

MORNING PRAYEK. 27

to whom the universe is subject, — we humbly
adore thy name, and worship thy perfection.

All things obey thy will, and this glorious
earth, with the thousand brilliant worlds which
circle round thee, are governed by thy law. In
wisdom hast thou made them all.

We are taught to worship thee, O Eternal and
Almighty God, through the mysterious union of
a holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, and to as-
cribe to our Father in heaven all might, majesty,
dominion, and power, as God, Governor, and
Judge, of the world we live in. We thank thee,
that our Father has promised us eternal life, and
salvation in the day of final judgment, through
the mediation of our Redeemer Jesus Christ; and
that by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, we are
permitted to offer up to thy all-glorious majesty,
our humble supplications and prayers — believ-
ing in thy justice, and trusting to thy mercy
hereafter.

O most adorable Spirit, great Ruler of creation,
God of gods, benevolent and good, thou didst order
our being, and our condition is according to thy
word. Grant us, we humbly beseech thee, a
knowledge of thy truth, and a clear understanding
of thy will, with a grateful sense of the mercies
we receive from our Heavenly Father, through
his blessed Son, our Saviour, so that when, here-
after, we shall live in the spirit, we may prove
ourselves acceptable to thee, and become par-
takers of that happy life prepared for us from
the beginning. Amen.

28 MORNING PRAYER.

*~ After which shall be said or sung the following Hymn:
Te Deum Jaudamus.

"Y\7"E praise thee, 0 God; we acknowledge thee

* to be the Lord.

All the earth doth worship thee, the Father
everlasting.

To thee, all Angels cry aloud ; the Heavens
and all the Powers therein.

To thee, Cherubim and Seraphim continually
do cry.

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth.

Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of
thy glory.

The glorious company of the Apostles praise
thee.

The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise
thee.

The noble army of Martyrs praise thee.

The holy Church, throughout all the world,
doth acknowledge thee.

We believe that thou shalt come to be our
Judge.

TYe therefore pray thee, help thy servants.

Make them to be numbered with thy saints, in
glory everlasting.

O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine herit-
age.

Govern them, and lift them up forever.

Day by day we magnify thee ;

And we worship thy name ever, world without
end.

MORNING PRAYER. 29

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day with-
out sin.

O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon
us.

O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust
is in thee.

O Lord, in thee have I trusted ; let me never
be confounded.

■f Or this Canticle :

Benedicite, omnia opera Domine.

ALL ye works of the Lord, bless ye the

Lord ; praise him, and magnify him forever.

O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord ;
praise him, and magnify him forever.

O ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord ; praise him,
and magnify him forever.

O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the
Lord ; praise him, and magnify him forever.

O ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord ;
praise him, and magnify him forever.

0 let Israel bless the Lord ; praise him, and
magnify him forever.

O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord ;
praise him, and magnify him forever.

O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord;
praise him, and magnify him forever.

O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous ; bless
ye the Lord ; praise him, and magnify him for-
ever.

O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye
the Lord ; praise him. and mannifv him forever.
3* '

30 MORNING PRAYER.

T[ Then the Minister, kneeling, shall say the following Prayer
to

THE GOSPEL TRINITY.

To our f~\ HOLY Father in heaven, O glorious
Hearen!11 ^ and blessed Word, who, in the begin-
ning, didst form this world and every living
thing upon it. Hallowed be thy name. Thou or-
derest our condition, and through thy wisdom we
live, and move, and have our being.

Submissively we bow before thee, and entreat
thy pardon for our transgressions. To thee be-
long might, majesty, dominion, and power over
us. and we pray thee, Heavenly Father, merci-
fully to look upon our infirmities. Remember,
O Lord, that our flesh is weak and tends to evil,
and that, while soul and body are bound together
by perishable matter, we may be daily tempted
beyond our strength. Succor us, we beseech
thee, in our troubles, and send us aid in our dis-
tress, that through the inspiration of the Holy
Spirit we may have a heart to love, and not to
fear thy judgments.

O gracious Father, we have erred and strayed
from thy ways ; we have followed the devices
of our own hearts ; we have offended thee ;
we are miserable sinners. But thou, O God,
have mercy upon us ; spare us who confess our
faults ; restore us who are penitent ; and enable
us finally to attain eternal life, through thy prom-
ises declared to all mankind in Jesus Christ our
Lord.

MORNING PRAYER. 31

O blessed Lord, our Saviour, O Christ, to the
our Comforter, beloved Son of our Heav- Son-
enly Father ; thou didst receive man's form to
save him from the effects of sin, and didst en-
dure the sharpness of death to obtain for him the
kingdom of heaven. We thank thee — we praise
thee — we bless thee, and worship thee forever.

Without thy manifestation, our own unworthi-
ness would have left us subject to the law ; but
thou, 0 gracious Saviour, in thy abundant love,
didst mediate in our behalf, and gave thy body a
living sacrifice for our salvation. Eternal life is
in thee ; and through thee, and by thy precepts,
we hope to be made partakers of the heavenly
kingdom thou hast prepared for us. O holy
Jesus, splendor of the Father, brightness of eter-
nal light, and King of glory, we are thy disci-
ples and followers forever, and will constantly
endeavor, through thy help, faithfully to live and
walk according to thy law. Pardon, then, our
sins, we humbly beseech thee, and save our souls
to dwell with thee in life everlasting.

O glorious Holy Ghost, the Lord of life, To the
and giver of every perfect gift, who pro- ??lyt
ceedest from the true and living God,
through the Father and by the Son to us ; and
with the Father and the Son art worshipped and
glorified. O Holy Spirit, replenish us with thy
grace, and endue us plenteously with thy heavenly
gifts. Grant, we beseech thee, that we may re-
ceive from thy inspiration wisdom, understanding,
and counsel, fortitude, knowledge, and piety ; so

32 MORNING PRAYER.

that through them we may obtain their blessed
fruits of charity, joy, and peace, patience and
goodness, fidelity and love, and such other
Christian virtues as are. necessary to salvation.
Look upon us with an eye of mercy, comfort us
with a sense of thy goodness, and enable us so
to live, that, when this painful life is ended,
we may dwell with thy Holy Spirit in life ever-
lasting.

To the O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, in

Trinity. adorati0n of the eternal Spirit of Almighty
God, the Ruler of the universe and God of gods,
and in the power of his divine majesty, we ac-
knowledge the excellence of thy mysterious name,
and worship the sacred union of the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Ghost, appointed from the
beginning for our government, salvation, and the
life to come. Amen.

Tf Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say,
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Ghost ; As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.

^ Here may be read the second lesson, taken out of the New
Testament, according to the Calendar.

T[ After which shall be said or sung the following Hymn :

Jubilate Deo. Psalm c.
(~\ BE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands ; serve
^-^ the Lord with gladness, and come before his
presence with a song.

MORNING PRAYER. 33

Be ye sure that the Lord he is God ; it is he
that hath made us, and not we ourselves ; we are
his people and the sheep of his pasture.

0 go your way into his gates with thanksgiv-
ing, and into his courts with praise ; be thankful
unto him, and speak good of his name.

For the Lord is gracious ; his mercy is ever-
lasting ; and his truth endureth from generation
to generation.

% Or this Hymn :
Benedictus. St. Luke i. 68.
"jD LESSED be the Lord God of Israel ; for he
"^ hath visited and redeemed his people ;

And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us,

As he spake by the mouth of his holy proph-
ets, which have been since the world began ;

That we should be saved.

Tf Then shall be said the Christian's Creed, by the Minister
and People, standing:

T BELIEVE in one God, Eternal and Al-
-1- mighty, the Creator and God of all.

1 believe in a Holy Father in heaven ; a
blessed Redeemer of the world ; a glorious Holy
Ghost ; in Jesus Christ our Lord.

I believe in the Holy Catholic Church ; in the
communion of saints ; the forgiveness of sins ;
the resurrection of the dead ; and the life ever-
lasting. Amen,

If And, after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneel-
ing; the Minister first pronouncing, —

The Lord be with you ;
Ans. And with thy spirit.

34 MORNING PRAYER.

If Min. Let us pray.

O Lord, show thy mercy upon us :

Ans. And grant us thy salvation.

Min, O God, make clean our hearts within
us ;

Aiis. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
If A Collect for Peace.
f\ GOD, who art the author of peace and lover
^-^ of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth
our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom ;
defend us, thy humble servants, in all assaults of
our enemies ; that we, surely trusting in thy de-
fence, may not fear the power of any adversa-
ries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Tf A Collect for Grace.
(~\ LORD, our heavenly Father, who hast safely
^^ brought us to the beginning of this day ; de-
fend us in the same with thy mighty power, and
grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run
into any kind of danger ; but that all our doings,
being ordered by thy governance, may be right-
eous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

If A Prayer for the President of the United States, and all in
Civil Authority.

(~\ LORD, our heavenly Father, the high and
^^ mighty Ruler of the world, who dost from
thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth ;
most heartily Ave beseech thee, with thy favor to
behold and bless thy servant, the President of

MORNING PRAYER. 35

the United States, and all others in authority;
and so replenish them with the grace of thy
Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy
will, and walk in thy way. Endue them plente-
ously with heavenly gifts ; grant them in health
and prosperity long to live ; and finally, after this
life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

m~ Prayer for the Clergy and People.

f\ FATHER in heaven, from whom cometh
^-J every good and perfect gift, send down upon
our Bishops and other Clergy, and upon the Con-
gregations committed to their charge, the health-
ful spirit of thy grace ; and, that they may truly
please thee, pour upon them the continual dew
of thy blessing : Grant this, O Lord, for the
honor of our Advocate and Mediator Jesus Christ,
Amen.

Tf A Prayer for all Conditions of Men.

f\ GOD, the Maker and Preserver of ail man-
^*-S kind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts
and conditions of men, that thou wouldst be
pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy
saving health unto all nations. More especially
we pray for thy holy Church universal ; that it
may be so guided and governed by thy good
Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves
Christians, may be led into the way of truth, and
hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of
peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we

36 MORNING PRAYER.

commend to thy fatherly goodness all those who
are any ways afflicted or distressed in mind, body,
or estate ; that it may please thee to comfort
and relieve them, according to their several ne-
cessities, giving them patience under their suf-
ferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflic-
tions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake.
Amen,

T A General Thanksgiving.
X^ATHEE of all mercies, we, thine unworthy
servants, do give thee most humble and hearty
thanks for all thy goodness and loving kindness
to us and to all men. We bless thee for our cre-
ation, preservation, and all the blessings of this
life ; but, above all, for thine inestimable love in
the redemption of the world, for the means of
grace, and for the hope of glory. And we be-,
seech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mer-
cies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful,
and that we may show forth thy praise, not only
with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up our-
selves to thy service, and by walking before thee
in holiness and righteousness all our days, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Tf Promise of the Lord.
""LEATHER in heaven, who hast given us grace
at this time, with one accord to make our
common supplications unto thee ; and dost promise
that when two or three are gathered together in
thy name, thou wilt grant their requests ; fulfil
now, 0 Lord, the desires and petitions of thy ser-

MORNING PRAYER. 37

vants, as may be most expedient for them ; grant-
ing us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and
in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.

npHE grace of our Father in Heaven, the love
of Christ, and the fellowship of the Holy
Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

End of Morning Prayer.

•" Matins and Vespers, or Morning and Evening Services, are
to be commenced by an appropriate voluntary, or sacred
instrumental music.

OR THE

ORDER FOR EVENING PRAYER.

If The Minister shall begin the Evening Prayer, by reading
one or more of the following sentences of Scripture :

rpHE Lord is in his holy temple ; let all the
earth keep silence before him. Hob. ii. 20.

From the rising of the sun even unto the going
down of the same, my name shall be great among
the Gentiles ; and in every place incense shall be
offered unto my name, and a pure offering ; for
my name shall be great among the heathen,
saith the Lord of hosts. Mai. i. 11.

Let the words of my mouth, and the medita-
tion of my heart, be alway acceptable in thy
sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
Ps. xix. 14.

When the wicked man turneth away from his
wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth
that which is lawful and right, he shall save his
soul alive. Ezeh. xviii. 27.

I acknowledge my transgressions ; and my sin
is ever before me. Ps. Ii. 3.

Hide thy face from my sins ; and blot out all
mine iniquities. Ps. Ii. 9.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a
broken and a contrite heart, 0 God, thou wilt not
despise. Ps. Ii. 17.

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EVENING PRAYER. 39

Rend your heart and not your garments, and
turn unto the Lord your God ; for he is gracious
and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kind-
ness. Joel ii. 13.

To the Lord our God beloug mercy and for-
giveness. Dan. ix. 9.

Repent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven is at
hand. St. Matt. iii. 2.

I will arise and go to my father, and will say
unto him ; Father, I have sinned against heaven,
and before thee, and am no more worthy to be
called thy son. St. Luke xv. 18, 19.

Tf Then the Minister shall say:

~T\ EARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture mov-
-^ eth us in sundry places to acknowledge and
confess our manifold sins and wickedness, and
that we should not dissemble nor cloak them be-
fore the face of our heavenly Father, but con-
fess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and
obedient heart ; to the end that we may obtain
forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness
and mercy. And although we ought, at all
times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before
God ; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we as-
semble and meet together, to render thanks for
the great benefits that we have received at his
hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to
hear his most holy word, and to ask those things
which are requisite and necessary, as well for
the body as the soul. Wherefore, I pray and
beseech you, as many as are here present, to

40 EVENING PRAYER.

accompany me, with a pure heart and humble
voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace,
saying —

Tf A general Confession, to be said by the whole Congrega-
tion after the Minister, ail kneeling.

f\ GREAT and most merciful Father; We
^-^ have erred and strayed from thy ways like
lost sheep. We have followed too much the de-
vices and desires of our own hearts. We have
offended against thy holy laws. We have left
undone those things which we ought to have
done ; And we have done those things which we
ought not to have done : And there is no health
in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God,
who confess their faults. Restore thou those who
are penitent ; According to thy promises de-
clared unto mankind, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
And grant, 0 most merciful Father, for his sake ;
That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous,
and sober life ; To the glory of thy holy name.
Amen.

Tf The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of Sins; to
be made by the Priest alone, standing ; the People still
kneeling.

rpHE Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
-*■ desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather
that he may turn from his wickedness and live,
hath given power and commandment to his min-
isters to declare and pronounce to his people,
being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of

EVENING PRAYER. 41

their sins. He pardoneth and absolveth all those
who truly repent, and unfeignedlj believe his
holy Gospel. Wherefore, let us beseech him
to grant us true repentance, and his Holy Spirit ;
that those things may please him which we do
at this present, and that the rest of our life here-
after may be pure and holy ; so that at the last
we may come to his eternal joy, through Jesus
Christ our Lord.

^ The People shall answer here, and at the end of every
Prayer, Amen.

f Or this.

/^VUR heavenly Father, who, of his great mercy,
^^ hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those
who, with hearty repentance and true faith, turn
unto him ; have mercy upon you, pardon and
deliver you from all your sins, confirm and
strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to
everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Tf Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer;
the People still kneeling, and repeating it with him, both
here, and wheresoever else it is used in Divine Service.

i^L^R Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be
^-^ thy name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will
be done on earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us
this day our daily bread ; And forgive us our
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass
against us ; And lead us not into temptation ;
But deliver us from evil: For thine is the king-
4*

42 EVENING PRAYER.

dom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and
ever. Amen.

Tf Then likewise he shall say:

O Lord, open thou our lips ;
Ans. And our mouth shall show forth thy
praise.

Tf Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say :

Gloria Pair i.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Ghost ;

A?is. As it was in the beginning, is now, and
ever shall be, world without end.
Min. Praise ye the Lord.
Ans. The Lord's name be praised.
T[ The following Anthem is then to be said or sung:
Venite, exultemus Domino.

f\ COME, let us sing unto the Lord, let us
^-^ heartily rejoice in the strength of our sal-
vation.

Let us come before his presence with thanks-
giving, and show ourselves glad in him with
psalms.

For the Lord is a great God ; and a great
King above all gods.

In his hand are all the corners of the earth ;
and the strength of the hills is his also.

The sea is his, and he made it ; and his hands
prepared the dry land.

O come, let us worship, and fall down, and
kneel before the Lord our Maker.

EVENING PRAYER. 43

For he is the Lord our God ; and we are the
people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness ;
let the whole earth stand in awe of him.

For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the
earth; and with righteousness to judge the world,
and the people with his truth.

T[ Here may be read the first lesson, according to the Calen-
dar, or one of the Selection of Psalms, with the Doxology,
as set forth in the Matins, or Morning Service. Then shall
be read the Prayers of Adoration of Almighty God, the
Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost.

PRAYER TO ALMIGHTY GOD.
f\ ETERNAL and Almighty God, omniscient
^ and omnipresent, the Creator and God of all,
to whom the universe is subject, — we humbly
adore thy name, and worship thy perfection.

All things obey thy will, and this glorious
earth, with the thousand brilliant worlds which
circle round thee, are governed by thy law. In
wisdom hast thou made them all.

We are taught to worship thee, 0 Eternal and
Almighty God, through the mysterious union of a
holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, and to ascribe
to our Father in heaven all might, majesty, do-
minion, and power, as God, Governor, and Judge,
of the world we live in. We thank thee, that our
Father has promised us eternal life, and salvation
in the day of final judgment, through the media-
tion of our Redeemer Jesus Christ ; and that by
the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, we are per-
mitted to offer up to thy all-glorious majesty our

44 EVENING PRAYER.

humble supplications and prayers — believing in
thy justice, and trusting to thy mercy hereafter.

O most adorable Spirit, great Euler of creation,
God of gods, benevolent and good, thou didst order
our being, and our condition is according to thy
word. Grant us, we humbly beseech thee, a
knowledge of thy truth, and a clear understanding
of thy will, with a grateful sense of the mercies we
receive from our Heavenly Father, through his
blessed Son, our Saviour, so that when, hereafter,
we shall live in the spirit, we may prove ourselves
acceptable to thee, and become partakers of that
happy life prepared for us from the beginning.
Amen.

*~ Then the Minister, kneeling, shall say the following Prayer
to our Father in heaven :

PEAYEE TO OUE FATHEE IX HEAVEN.

f~\ HOLY Father in heaven, 0 glorious and
^^ blessed Word, who. in the beginning, didst
form this world and every living thing upon it.
Hallowed be thy name. Thou orderest our con-
dition, and through thy wisdom we live, and
move, and have our being.

EVENING PRAYER. 45

beyond our strength. Succor us, we beseech
thee, in our troubles, and send us aid in our dis-
tress, that through the inspiration of the Holy-
Spirit we may have a heart to love, and not to
fear thy judgments.

O gracious Father, we have erred and strayed
from thy ways ; we have followed the devices
of our own hearts ; we have offended thee ; we
are miserable sinners. But thou, O God, have
mercy upon us ; spare us who confess our faults ;
restore us who are penitent ; and enable us finally
to attain eternal life, through thy promises de-
clared to all mankind in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

T Then the Minister shall say the following Prayer to our
Saviour Jesus Christ:

PRAYER TO OUR SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST.
r\ BLESSED Lord, our Saviour, 0 Christ, our
^^ Comforter, beloved Son of our Heavenly
Father ; thou didst receive man's form to save
him from the effects of sin, and didst endure the
sharpness of death to obtain for him the kingdom
of heaven. We thank thee — we praise thee —
we bless thee, and worship thee forever.

46 EVENING PRAYER.

we hope to be made partakers of the heavenly
kingdom thou hast prepared for us. O holy
Jesus, splendor of the Father, brightness of eter-
nal light, and King of glory, we are thy disci-
ples and followers forever, and will constantly
endeavor, through thy help, faithfully to live and
walk according to thy law. Pardon, then, our
sins, we humbly beseech thee, and save our souls
to dwell with thee in life everlasting. Amen.

T[ Then the Minister shall sav the following Prayer to the
Holy Ghost:

PRAYER TO THE HOLY GHOST.

C\ GLORIOUS Holy Ghost, the Lord of life,
^^^ and giver of every perfect gift, who pro-
ceedest from the true and living God, through
the Father and by the Son to us ; and with the
Father and the Son art worshipped and glorified.
O Holy Spirit, replenish us with thy grace, and
endue us plenteously with thy heavenly gifts.
Grant, we beseech thee, that we may receive
from thy inspiration, wisdom, understanding, and
counsel, fortitude, knowledge, and piety ; so that
through them we may obtain their blessed fruits
of charity, joy and peace, patience and goodness,
fidelity and love, and such other Christian virtues
as are necessary to salvation. Look upon us
with an eye of mercy, comfort us with a sense of
thy goodness, and enable us so to live, that, when
this painful life is ended, we may dwell with thy
Holy Spirit in life everlasting. Amen.

EVENING PRAYER. 47

*f[ After which shall be said or sung the following Psalm:
Cantate Domino. Ps. xcviii.
SIXG unto the Lord a new song ; for he hath

done marvellous things.

Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye
lands ; sing, rejoice, and give thanks.

Praise the Lord with thanksgiving.

O show yourselves joyful before the Lord, the
King.

With righteousness shall he judge the world,
and the people with equity.
1[ Or this:
Bonum est conjiteri. Ps. xcii.
TT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord,
"^ and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most
Highest ;

To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the
morning, and of thy truth in the night season ;

For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through
thy works ; and I will rejoice in giving praise for
the operations of thy hands.

^T A lesson of the New Testament, as it is appointed, may
here be read.

Tf Then shall be said or sung this Psalm :

Dens miser eatur. Ps. lxvii.

f~^ OD be merciful unto us and bless us, and

^^ show us the light of his countenance, and be

merciful unto us.

That thy way may be known upon earth, thy

saving health among all nations.

Let the people praise thee, O God : yea, let all

the people praise thee.

48 EVENING PRAYER.

O let the nations rejoice and be glad ; for thou
shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the
nations upon earth.

Let the people praise thee, 0 God; yea, let
all the people praise thee.

Then shall the earth bring forth her increase ;
and God, even our own God, shall give us his
blessing.

God shall bless us ; and all the ends of the
world shall fear him.

T Or this:
Benedic Anima mea. Ps. ciii.
T3RAISE the Lord, O my soul, and all that is
within me, praise his holy name.

Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all
his benefits ;

Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine
infirmities ;

Who saveth thy life from destruction, and
crown eth thee with mercy and loving-kindness.

O praise the Lord, ye Angels of his, ye that ex-
cel in strength ; ye that fulfil his commandment,
and hearken unto the voice of his word.

O praise the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye servants
of his that do his pleasure.

O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his,
in all places of his dominion. Praise thou the
Lord, O my soul.

If Then shall be said the Christian's Creed by the Minister
and People, standing:

T BELIEVE in one God, Eternal and Almighty,
■*- the Creator and God of all.

..-■-■■- -^.-da

EVENING PRAYER. 49

I believe in a Holy Father in heaven, a blessed
Redeemer of the world, a glorious Holy Ghost,
in Jesus Christ our Lord.

I believe in the Holy Catholic Church ; the
communion of saints ; the forgiveness of sins ;
the resurrection of the dead ; and the life ever-
lasting. Amen.

Tf And after that, these prayers following, all devoutly kneel-
ing; the Minister first pronouncing:

The Lord be with you ;
Arts. And with thy spirit.

Tf Min. Let us pray.

0 Lord, show thy mercy upon us ;

Arts. And grant us thy salvation.

Min. O God, make clean our hearts within us ;

Arts. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

If A Collect for Peace.

(~\ GOD, from whom all holy desires, all good
^-^ counsels, and all just works do proceed; give
unto thy servants that peace, which the world
cannot give ; that our hearts may be set to obey
thy commandments, and also that by thee, we,
being defended from the fear of our enemies,
may pass our time in rest and quietness, through
the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

1f A Collect for Aid against Perils.

f\ LORD, our heavenly Father, by whose al-
v->^ mighty power we have been preserved this

50 EVENING PRAYER.

day ; by thy great mercy defend us from all
perils and dangers of this night, for the love of
our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

If A Prayer for the President of the United States, and all in
Civil Authority.

/"~\ LORD, our heavenly Father, the high and
^-^ mighty Ruler of the world, who dost from
thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth ;
most heartily we beseech thee, with thy favor to
behold and bless thy servant, the President of
the United States, and all others in authority ;
and so replenish them with the grace of thy
Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy
will, and walk in thy way. Endue them plente-
ously with heavenly gifts ; grant them in health
and prosperity long to live ; and finally, after
this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Tf A Prayer for the Clergy and People.

(~\ FATHER in heaven, from whom cometh
^■^ every good and perfect gift, send down upon
our Bishops and other Clergy, and upon the Con-
gregations committed to their charge, the health-
ful spirit of thy grace ; and, that they may truly
please thee, pour upon them the continual dew
of thy blessing : Grant this, O Lord, for the
honor of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus
Christ. Amen.

% A Prayer for all Conditions of Men.
f\ GOD, the Maker and Preserver of all man-
^S kind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts

EVENING PRAYER. 51

and conditions of men, that thou wouldst be
pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy
saving health unto all nations. More especially
we pray for thy holy church universal ; that it
may be so guided and governed by thy good
Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves
Christians, may be led into the way of truth, and
hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of
peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we
commend to thy fatherly goodness, all those
who are any ways afflicted or distressed in mind,
body, or estate ; that it may please thee to com-
fort and relieve them, according to their several
necessities ; giving them patience under their
sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their
afflictions : And this we beg for Jesus Christ's
sake. Amen.

T A General Thanksgiving.

X^ATHER of all mercies, we, thine unworthy
servants, do give thee most humble and
hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-
kindness to us, and to all men. TVe bless thee
for our creation, preservation, and all the bless-
ings of this life ; but, above all, for thine inesti-
mable love in the redemption of the world, for
the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of
all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeign-
edly thankful, and that we may show forth thy
praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives ;
by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by

52 EVENING PRAYER.

walking before thee in holiness and righteousness
all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen,

If Promise of the Lord.
f~\ FATHER in heaven, who hast given us
^-^ grace at this time, with one accord to make
our common supplications unto thee ; and dost
promise that when two or three are gathered to-
gether in thy name, thou wilt grant their re-
quests ; fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and peti-
tions of thy servants, as may be most expedient
for them ; granting us in this world knowledge
of thy truth, and in the world to come life ever-
lasting. Amen*

HPHE grace of our Father in heaven, the love
of Christ, and the fellowship of the Holy
Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

Tf End of Evening Prayer.

T[ In the orders for the ^latin and Vesper services, the Min-
ister may, on his discretion, omit the reading of a selec-
tion from the Psalms, and also the reading of the first and
second lessons.

ftfjc Hitaug,

GENERAL SUPPLICATION.

Tf To be used after Morning Prayers on Sundays Holidays,
and Fusts.

(~\ HOLY Father of heaven ; have mercy upon
^-^ us miserable sinners.

0 Holy Father of heaven ; have mercy upon
us miserable sinners.

O Blessed Son, Redeemer of the world ; have
mercy upon us miserable sinners.

0 Blessed Son, Redeemer of the world; have
mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O glorious Holy Ghost, proceeding through the
Father and the Son ; have mercy upon us miser-
able sinners.

0 glorious Holy Ghost, proceeding through the
Father and the Son ; have mercy upon us miser-
able sinners.

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity ; have
mercy upon us miserable sinners.

0 holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity ; have
mercy upon us miserable sinners.

O merciful Spirit, Eternal and Almighty, om-
niscient and omnipresent, Creator and God of all ;
have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

0 merciful Spirit, Eternal and Almighty, om-
niscient and omnipresent, Creator and God of
all; have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the
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54 THE LITANY.

offences of our forefathers ; neither take thou
vengeance of our sins ; spare us, good Lord,
spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with
thy most precious blood, and be not angry with
us forever ;

Spare us, good Lord.

From all evil and mischief; from sin ; from
crafts and assaults ; from thy wrath, and from
thy final condemnation ;

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all blindness of heart ; from pride, vain-
glory, and hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, and
malice, and all uncharitableness ;

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all inordinate and sinful affections ; and
from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and
the will;

Good Lord, deliver us.

From lightning and tempest ; from plague, pes- '
tilence, and famine ; from battle and murder, and
from sudden death ;

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebel-
lion ; from all false doctrine ; from hardness of
heart, and contempt of thy Word and Command-
ment ;

Good Lord, deliver us.

In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our
prosperity ; in the hour of death, and in the day
of judgment ;

Good Lord, deliver us.

We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord

THE LITANY. 00

God ; and that it may please thee to rule and
govern thy holy Church universal in the right
way;